Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201079274 - Employee Seroiously Injured in Hay Processing Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201079274 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/16/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315348409	04/26/2013	0723	115114	Haykingdom Inc

Abstract: On April 16, 2013 an incident occurred, where Employee #1 suffered crushing type injuries to the chest in a large hay bale slicing machine. At the time of the accident, Employee #21 entered the hay slicer to clean hay, Employee #1 stated that he pushed the stop button. Employee #1 stated that after he entered the receiving hopper of the hay slicer that the door that stabilized the sliced hay moved inward compressing him against an angle iron cross piece. Employee #1 suffered a rib fracture, pulmonary contusion and a blunt chest contusion. Employee #1 was transported by air ambulance to a local hospital, where he was hospitalized in excess of 24 hours.

Keywords: CHEST, HEART, FRACTURE, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, CRUSHED, RIB, HOPPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315348409			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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